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The Basics, Starting Out
My thoughts on solid copper bullets and in comparison to other bullet types.
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<blockquote data-quote="Unobtanium" data-source="post: 3047101" data-attributes="member: 129238"><p>I have not read the thread fully, but have shot white tail deer here in the midwest (80-160#) with 5.56 for some years now, each year evaluating a different bullet. 70gr GMX, 75gr Gold Dot, 70gr TSX, Nosler 64gr Bonded, MK318 SOST MOD 0, and even 12ga slug (LEB127DPRS). Each deer, I field dress and consider the results of the projectile's interaction with the target. I have found that fragmenting rounds like the MK318 do the most damage, followed by good expanding ammunition. The 70gr GMX proved unreliable in that regard. The TSX has performed excellently, and causes significant trauma, easily on par with cup and core bonded ammunition, although the TSX penetrates far deeper, having traveled end to end in a white tail buck (140-160# on the hoof estimate) before, and retaining energy shows in the bruising of the ribs upon exit in other deer.</p><p></p><p>I also note the reaction of the game when shot. If the projectile passes near the CNS (spine in this case typically), I get a pop-flop. The deer dies in its shadow. If, however, I double-lung the deer, it will run on average 100-125m over open ground, a bit less in wooded or steep terrain. This reaction is similar no-matter what bullet I've used, minus the GMX, which failed to expand well within its velocity envelope.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Unobtanium, post: 3047101, member: 129238"] I have not read the thread fully, but have shot white tail deer here in the midwest (80-160#) with 5.56 for some years now, each year evaluating a different bullet. 70gr GMX, 75gr Gold Dot, 70gr TSX, Nosler 64gr Bonded, MK318 SOST MOD 0, and even 12ga slug (LEB127DPRS). Each deer, I field dress and consider the results of the projectile's interaction with the target. I have found that fragmenting rounds like the MK318 do the most damage, followed by good expanding ammunition. The 70gr GMX proved unreliable in that regard. The TSX has performed excellently, and causes significant trauma, easily on par with cup and core bonded ammunition, although the TSX penetrates far deeper, having traveled end to end in a white tail buck (140-160# on the hoof estimate) before, and retaining energy shows in the bruising of the ribs upon exit in other deer. I also note the reaction of the game when shot. If the projectile passes near the CNS (spine in this case typically), I get a pop-flop. The deer dies in its shadow. If, however, I double-lung the deer, it will run on average 100-125m over open ground, a bit less in wooded or steep terrain. This reaction is similar no-matter what bullet I've used, minus the GMX, which failed to expand well within its velocity envelope. [/QUOTE]
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